In
a
press
conference
held
at
Kochi
on
Monday,
former
general
secretary
of
Malayalam
Cine
Technicians
Association
(MACTA),
director
Vinayan
told
newspersons
that
there
was
an
agenda
behind
the
allegations
of
financial
irregularities
raised
against
him
and
renowned
cameraman
Ramachandra
Babu.
The
allegations
were
part
of
the
ongoing
attack
against
him
by
a
section
of
people
in
the
industry,
he
said.
"I
am
going
to
file
a
defamation
suit
for
Rs.
50
lakh
against
Thampi
Kannanthanam,
Harikumar,
Jose
Thomas,
and
Sreemoolanagaram
Mohan
(all
members
of
the
newly
elected
MACTA
Cultural
Forum)
for
raising
baseless
allegations," he
said.
Vinayan
also
challenged
his
opponents
to
prove
the
allegations
and
demanded
a
probe
by
a
governmental
agency
into
the
use
of
funds
by
various
elected
members
of
MACTA.
Meanwhile,
Vinayan
has
also
made
an
allegation
on
financial
irregularities
by
former
office-bearers
of
MACTA
who
had
organised
a
music
night
to
help
the
family
of
late
musician
M.S.
Baburaj.
He
said
that
there
were
irregularities
in
the
conduct
of
the
Sangeetha
Sangamam
by
the
forum
in
1995.
Several
tickets
worth
Rs.
1,000
were
sold
without
carrying
the
official
seal
of
the
forum
and
signature
of
the
elected
representatives.
Vinayan
said
a
Rs.
2.5
lakh
cheque
issued
by
the
forum
to
the
family
of
the
late
musician
had
bounced
for
want
of
funds
despite
earning
lakhs
through
the
music
event
organised
with
the
aim
to
collect
funds
for
the
project.
Stating
that
the
MACTA
was
a
'cosmopolitan
club' having
participation
of
only
a
select
few
in
the
industry,
Mr.
Vinayan
said
the
committee
under
his
leadership
had
taken
care
to
launch
several
programmes
aimed
at
the
welfare
of
its
members.
The
committee
had
also
kept
audited
statements
of
its
expenditure.
"We
welcome
anyone
to
verify
the
documents,"
he
said.